Duta Palma

Duta Palma is a palm oil company from Indonesia. It is a subsidiary of Darmex Agro Holdings. It has significant land banks.[1]

The Military of Indonesia has or used to have a 30% investment in Duta Palma.[2] Many prominent former military men have positions within the company.[3] There were concerns over rainforest destruction.[4][ Duta Palma is said to be one of the companies with the worst track record of burning.[5] Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil issued a membership termination letter to PT Dutapalma Nusantara in 2013[6]

References

  1. Helena Varkkey, The Haze Problem in Southeast Asia (Abingdon: Routledge, 2015), p. 77
  2. Helena Varkkey, The Haze Problem in Southeast Asia (Abingdon: Routledge, 2015), p. 121
  3. Helena Varkkey, The Haze Problem in Southeast Asia (Abingdon: Routledge, 2015), p. 121
  4. Reuters Editorial. "Unilever stops buying palm oil from Indonesian planter | Reuters". reuters.com. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  5. Helena Varkkey, The Haze Problem in Southeast Asia (Abingdon: Routledge, 2015), p. 141
  6. "Duta Palma Nusantara | Case Tracker | RSPO - Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil". rspo.org. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
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